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Friday, April 18, 2014

P is for Possibilities

For this year’s A to Z, I will be doing a collection of flash fiction featuring Steven, the MC from Blackbird, from right before he came to Newstead through his first year there.

P is for Possibilities

“We weren’t expecting you until later this
summer,” the man said as he led me into an office building. There was weight to
his words; it was almost like he knew all about what had happened in Wilson.

I kept my mouth shut. If he didn’t know, then I
didn’t want to be the one to change that.

He smirked, sensing my distrust. “By the way, I
don’t think I introduced myself. My name is Erikson; I’m the dean here at
Newstead.” He held out his hand like he wanted me to shake it. After a half
second pause, I did.

“Steven,” I answered, even though he already knew
that. His grip was more than it had to be as he pumped our hands up and down a
couple of times before sitting down behind his desk.

I followed his lead and sat down, and waited for
a little more of what he’d said in his letter: the welcome, the promises; but
that’s not what I got.

Instead, he just sat there looking directly at me for a full minute,
like he was trying to read my soul or something; and as it turns out, that wasn’t
too far from the truth.

I am giving out review copies of Blackbird through Story Cartel, in exchange for Amazon Reviews (And blog reviews would be great, too) before it’s official release date on May 1st. You can get your copyhereAlso, Story Cartel is doing a big giveaway of its own this month, so signing up for a review of any book featured there puts your name in that pot.